Specific
Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Usage example: we need a specific type of pen to sign the diplomas
Universal
Universal adjective - Covering everything or all important points.
Usage example: the genius of Leonardo da Vinci was universal: he was an artist, an architect, an engineer, and a scientist, among other things
Both words in one sentence
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Difficulty Levels: You can set them at the beginning of the game, though they aren't universal; they change specific things.
Source: Videogame / The Reconstruction -
One must wonder how the alien civilization viewed the chuckling skull-and-crossbones — would it be too culturally specific to understand, or would it be something universal in ominous meaning?
Source: Film / Independence Day - These videos cover both LDS-specific beliefs, such as Eternal Families, as well as other videos focused on universal Christian beliefs such as the Atonement of Christ.
Source: Useful Notes / Mormonism
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